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The article reports on the continued weakness of the balance of payments (BoP) position of El Salvador in the fourth quarter of 2010 as the account deficit persists and the shortages of foreign direct investment (FDI) threaten its financial account. It says that El Salvador can only prevent a...

Presents news briefs on politics and economics in El Salvador, as of September 2002. Assessment of the effect of the ruling on a human rights case on the political stability in the country; Resignation of Rafael Barraza as president of the country's central bank; Implication of the launch of...

The article discusses an economic outlook for El Salvador. It is predicted that current account deficit will increase to 2.0% and 3.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010 and 2014, respectively, due to rising imports. It is noted that attracting foreign investments will be significant in...

The article presents an economic outlook for El Salvador. The Latin America investment facility (LAIF), worth 125 million euros in initial grants, is expected to generate additional investments in the country since most domestic businesses' strategies are hindered by the lack of local credit. El...

Country Conditions. // Political Risk Yearbook: El Salvador Country Report;2010, Special section p1

The article provides an overview of an economic and political situation in El Salvador in 2009. The government has taken numerous steps to improve the country's investment climate as it views foreign investment as crucial for economic growth. An overview of trade barriers that affect the import...

The article describes the economic and political situation in El Salvador as of October 17, 2011. The March 2012 legislative elections is said to be the focus of national attention. The basis for cooperation between President Mauricio Funes and his theoretical partners is expected to narrow....

The story of Isaias Sandoval Alas says a lot about what has happened in El Salvador in the 11 years since the end of a brutal civil war. The son of poor peasant farmers, Sandoval spent the 1980s roaming the lush hillsides and extinct volcanoes of Cuscatlan province as a midlevel guerrilla...

The story of Isaias Sandoval Alas says a lot about what has happened in El Salvador in the 11 years since the end of a brutal civil war. The son of poor peasant farmers, Sandoval spent the 1980s roaming the lush hillsides and extinct volcanoes of Cuscatlan province as a midlevel guerrilla...